Spies for Hire

Before reading this chapter, I never really believed that America would be a country that sends people to spy on one another. The story of Bud attending the animal activists groups left me with a feeling of distrust. I never really knew about the public relations industry before reading this book, and it kind of makes me sick to think that people would lie to cover up their own employees involvement in matters that are sneaky in order to profit themselves. The story about Mary Lou Sapone entering animal activist meetings and taking notes made me think that they were doing something illegal. How can someone rationalize going to a meeting and lying about your identity only to profit yourself or your company? It just does not make sense to me. It's like companies use the PR industry to spy on competitors in order to profit themselves or prepare themselves for what they may do next, so they can get ahead on the game and remain one step in front of them.